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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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